EN
L 93/84
Official Journal of the European Union
31.3.2023
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/711 of 30 March 2023 accepting a request for new exporting producer treatment with regard to the definitive antidumping measures imposed on imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in People’s Republic of China and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198 of 12 July 2019 imposing a definitive antidumping duty on imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in the People’s Republic of China (2), and, in particular, Article 2 thereof, Whereas,
A.
MEASURES IN FORCE
(1)
On 13 May 2013, the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports into the Union of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘the product concerned’ by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2013 (‘the original Regulation’) (3).
(2)
On 12 July 2019, following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 (‘the basic Regulation’), the Commission extended the measures of the original Regulation for another five years by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198.
(3)
On 28 November 2019, following an anti-circumvention investigation pursuant to Articles 13(3) of the basic Regulation, the Commission amended Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198 by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2131 (4).
(4)
In the original investigation, sampling was applied for investigating the exporting producers in the People’s Republic of China (‘the PRC’) in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.
(5)
The Commission imposed individual anti-dumping duty rates ranging from 13,1 % to 18,3 % on imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware for the sampled exporting producers from the PRC.
For the cooperating exporting producers that were not included in the sample, a duty rate of 17,9 % was imposed.
The cooperating exporting producers not included in the sample are listed in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198 as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2131.
Furthermore, a country-wide duty rate of 36,1 % was imposed on ceramic tableware and kitchenware from companies in the PRC which either did not make themselves known or did not cooperate with the investigation.
(1) OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 189, 15.7.2019, p. 8.
(3) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2013 of 13 May 2013 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ L 131, 15.5.2013, p. 1).
(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2131 of 28 November 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 321, 12.12.2019, p. 139).